Bishops House 17 Esplanade Fowey Cornwall PL23 1HY
Approved on 23 June 2026
Council decision: Approved with conditionsDelegated (officer decision)4 conditions
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Proposal
Listed Building Consent for the proposed internal alterations to convert an existing library / study into a bedroom with ensuite and wardrobe provision, forming part of the continued residential use of the building.
- Received
- 22 April 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 4
- Council
- Cornwall Council
- Ward
- Fowey, Tywardreath And Par
- Agent
- Vertex Architecture Ltd
- ReceivedReceived22 Apr
- ValidatedValidated22 Apr
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date17 Jun
- DecidedDecided23 Jun
Decided in 62 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a heritage application at Bishops House 17 Esplanade Fowey Cornwall PL23 1HY. Cornwall has handled 2,431 applications of this type. This one was decided in 62 days, 13 days longer than Cornwall's typical decision time. The site is in the Fowey conservation area, with 14 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 75 applications across Fowey, Tywardreath And Par. We hold 438 applications in total for the PL23 postcode area.
98% of heritage applications at Cornwall Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- PL23 1HY
- Application type
- Listed Building Consent
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Fowey
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 22 April 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 29 May 2026
- Target decision date
- 17 June 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Vertex Architecture Ltd
- Architect profile
- VERTEX ARCHITECTURE LTD
- Agent address
- 2-3 Northgate Precinct Hunstanton King's Lynn PE36 6EA United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 22 May 2026
- Site notice start
- 8 May 2026
- Site notice end
- 29 May 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14838331
- Documents
- 9
- Constraints
- 32
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: Fowey
- National Landscape (AONB): Cornwall
- Heritage coast: Gribbin Head - Polperro
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (18)
flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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Source: Cornwall
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